Validation and accuracy of the Hyfe cough monitoring system: a multicenter clinical study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The ability to passively and continuously monitor coughing for prolonged periods of time would significantly improve cough management and research. To date there is no automated clinically validated cough monitor that can be routinely used in clinical care and research. Here we describe the validation of such an automated cough monitor.

Methods

This multicenter observational study compared the results of the Hyfe CoughMonitor wrist-worn device with manually counted coughs in subjects with a variety of etiologies as they went about their usual daily activities. We collected 24 h of continuous sounds from subjects while they simultaneously wore a CoughMonitor and an audio recorder. Coughs were labelled by multiple trained annotators who listened to the continuous au

SUBMITTER: Chaccour C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11704278 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature